严刑拷打 yán xíng kǎo dǎ

torture; interrogation by torture

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. torture
  2. 2. interrogation by torture

Characters

Character Meaning
严 yán HSK 4
strict; severe; rigorous
刑 xíng HSK 6
punishment; penalty; sentence
拷 kǎo
to beat; to flog; to examine under torture
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat